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Show NEWS OF THE WORLD Prince Napoleon is said to be seriously ill. The editor of the Voltaire, Paris, fought a duel on Friday with a member of the Jockey club. Prince DeSanta Severina and De Fronsac fought a duel on Saturday night, on the Belgian frontier. The prince was wounded. A Duel was fought yesterday at Angouleme, France, between an editor of the Bonapartist pa- [paper] Le Suffrage Universal, and the editor of a republican provincial paper. The former was slightly wounded. NEW YORK, June 5 - The Panama Star of the 24th ??? says: James A. Crossman, a well-known engineer and mining expert, has arrived to inspect the ancient Cana mines. Crossman is engaged in the interest of a number of capitalists, one of whom is said to be James R. Keene. BERLIN, June 5 - The resignation of Prince Bismark, on a new appeal to the country, can be looked forward to with something like a certainty if the Landtag rejects the church bill. LONDON, June 5 - The Czar on receiving the telegram announcing the death of the Czarina returned to St. Petersburg immediately. The Duke of Edinburg will go to St. Petersburg tonight to attend the funeral. ROME, June 3 - Clericals will everywhere participate in the municipal elections to test their strength in view of future political elections. constantinople, June 5 - The British colony is preparing a strong memorial to Goschen respecting the prevailing insecurity of life and property which is truly alarming. xxx LISBON, June 5 - A telegram from Mozambique informs the government of the capture of the principal slave exporters. Three Dhows were taken with three hundred slaves on board. CHICAGO, June 5 - To-day's session of the convention has accomplished but little. In the afternoon a very uproarious scene was enacted, nearly every person was on his feet, each cheering for his own favorite. Flags, shawls, parasols, hats and all other moveable things within reach, were swung furiously to and fro. All seemed to be eager to make the loudest noise and cheering for the men of their choice. It may be said that no public assemblage ever before witnessed such a scene. The people? seemed actually to have lost their senses in the giddy whirl. Half an hour elapsed before the chair made any effort to call to order, at this time Hale of of [repeated word] Maine was seen standing above the surging crowd upon the shoulders of some friends, waving the banner of Maine, and with the banners of the Blaine states grouped closely around him. MUSKEGE (?), Ind. [Indiana], June 5 - The Seminole Indians have found a veritable witch, an old woman and her dog. She has been lawfully tried and found guilty of witchcraft and will be execute on Tuesday next. WASHINGTON, June 7 - Agle Gakato (?), secretary of the Japanese legation in this city, committed suicide, this morning. The only clue to the cause of the suicide was a letter left by the deceased in which he stated he had been concerned in the insurrection of 1877 in Japan and had forfeited his honor. Silver City, N.M. [New Mexico], June 8 - On Saturday morning last, Captain Harker, with a part of his scouts, jumped on a band of Indians near Cook's Canyon and killed three, one of whom is no doubt Victoria's son, and got a few horses and some arms. Chicago, June 8 - On the 36th ballot for the presidential candidate the result was: Garfield 390, Grant 305, Blaine 41 (?), Sherman 3, Washburn 3. Garfield was thus nominated by a majority of over twenty. Tucson, Az [Arizona], June 8 - The latest news from Sonora is that the revolution is over {?}. Marquez outflanked the forces which opposed him at Altar 100 to his 150 from the Arizona line about thirty leagues northwest of Altar. He marched his men around to within eight leagues to the east to a place called Atil. Four days he maintained himself there, without being discovered by the government forces. He sent the latter word that he would await them three days later, if they desired to attack him. The government forces under vice governor Don Tiburcio Oltero were composed of about 400 state troops, badly armed and disciplined and a few companies. A battalion of the latter under Colonel Garcia were [was] expected, in order to make an attack. Marquez did not wait to take these odds. He continued his march to Magdalena; the regular cavalry, about 150 volunteers from Altar under Teodore Monreal were pressing him. At a ranch called Portrero, about five leagues from Magdalena, he wheeled about and routed it completely, losing three killed and several wounded, among the number an officer. The "Army of reform," as Marquez calls his band, on the 31st [unreadable], occupied Magdalena. He proclaimed a pronunciamento, and told the people that Don Porfiro [Porfirio] Diaz had sold Sonora to the Americans; that his (Marquez') mission was to save it. He levied a forced loan of one thousand. In the evening of the same day he left, marching towards Arispe (?). The federal forces under the command of Co. Garcia who entered, the morning following are in pursuit. His objective point is Sinalon. Chicago, June 8 - In the convention Woodford, of New York, nominated Chester A. Arthur, of that state as candidate for vice-President. This nomination was seconded by Dennison, of Ohio; Kilpatrick, of New York; Storrs, of Illinois; Lynch, of Massachusetts; Filley, of Missouri; Cessus (?), of Pensylvania [Pennsylvania]; White, of Kentucky. The result of the ballot was Washburne 193, Jewell 11, Settle 1, Maynard 30 (?), Arthur 168, Davis three, Woodford 1, Bruce of Mississippi 82, Alcorn (?) of Mississippi 1, Arthur being thus elected candidate. |